Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to wish everyone a happy Diwali. He, however, managed to come in the line of fire of several users for his choice of words.

‘Diwali Mubarak’, Trudeau greeted his 3.71 million followers, with a picture of himself in a black sherwani, lighting a lamp. “Diwali Mubarak! We’re celebrating in Ottawa tonight. #HappyDiwali!” reads the caption of the image that has been retweeted nearly 800 times and ‘liked’ by 3.5K users.

Trudeau was instantly criticised for using the word ‘Mubarak’ that has its origins in Arabic. He was asked to correct his mistake.

There were some who thought the criticism was unnecessary and that the spirit of the festival should be enjoyed.